Best Personal Finance Podcasts (2026)
Money podcasts used to mean dry stock tips and jargon-heavy analysis. Not any more. The best personal finance shows in 2026 make budgeting, investing and debt payoff genuinely interesting — and they'll teach you more than most financial advisors. Here are 10 worth your time.
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1. The Ramsey Show
Dave Ramsey takes live calls from people in financial trouble and gives them blunt, no-nonsense advice. His baby steps system has helped millions get out of debt. You might not agree with everything he says, but the show is addictive listening.
2. Planet Money
NPR's Planet Money explains the economy through fascinating stories — they once bought a barrel of crude oil just to see what happens to it. Episodes are short, surprising and make complex financial topics feel effortless to understand.
3. Motley Fool Money
The Motley Fool team breaks down the week's biggest business and investing stories with clarity and a touch of humour. They interview CEOs, analysts and authors, making stock market news accessible to everyone — not just Wall Street insiders.
4. The Money Guy Show
Brian Preston and Bo Hanson break down financial decisions by age — what to do in your 20s, 30s, 40s and beyond. Their Financial Order of Operations is one of the clearest frameworks for building wealth you'll find anywhere.
5. We Study Billionaires
The Investor's Podcast Network flagship show studies the strategies of Warren Buffett, Ray Dalio and other legendary investors. Deep dives into value investing, macroeconomics and wealth building — serious but accessible.
6. Afford Anything
Paula Pant's mantra is simple: you can afford anything, but not everything. Her show covers real estate investing, financial independence and the psychology of money with sharp insight and zero gatekeeping.
7. The Indicator from Planet Money
Planet Money's daily spin-off takes one economic idea and explains it in under 10 minutes. Perfect for staying informed without committing to a long listen. The hosts make even inflation data feel interesting.
8. BiggerPockets Money
From the team behind the biggest real estate investing community online. The Money show focuses on personal finance stories — real people sharing exactly how they paid off debt, built savings and reached financial freedom.
9. So Money
Farnoosh Torabi interviews bestselling authors, entrepreneurs and financial experts, then takes listener questions on Fridays. Her style is warm and direct, and she's particularly good on the emotional side of money decisions.
10. Stacking Benjamins
Joe Saul-Sehy and his team take a lighter approach to money talk — part comedy show, part financial education. Headlines, interviews and listener letters delivered from "Joe's mum's basement." Proof that personal finance doesn't have to be boring.
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Waking up with a podcast on iOS
Podcast Alarm is a fully featured podcast player and alarm. You can set up queues of your favourite episodes and listen to them whenever you like. Why not subscribe to your favourite podcast and have the latest episode wake you up every weekday morning. There are lots of screenshots and videos in our "How to set a podcast as an alarm on iphone?" blog post.
